1802.] 
At Halifax, Mrs. Holden, wife of Mr. 
Holden, printer and bookfeller.—-Mrs. Shaw, 
wife of Mr. Shaw, furgeon. 
At Wakefield, inthe prime of life, Mr. 
R. Green. . 
At Whitby, faddenly, of an apopleétic fit, 
while’ walking upon the pier, Mr, R. Jack- 
fon, fhip-owner. 
At Doncafter, Mrs. Wrightfon, wife of 
Mr. Wrightfon, mercer. 
At his feat at Ingleby, Sir W. Fowlis, 
bart. high-fheriff of this county. 
Mr. B.Chapman, clothier, &c. of Buffing- 
thorpe, near Leeds. 
Aged $7, Mr. B. Dyfon, plane-maker, of 
York. His death was occafioned by the cir- 
cumftance of inadvertently lying in a damp 
bed, in an inn, while travelling upon bufi- 
nefs. 
Mr. Brailey, furgeon,, of Ofmandthorpe, 
late of Leeds.—Mrs. Barnard, wife of L. B. 
Barnard, ef. of Walkington, near Beverley, 
—Aged 74, the Rev. F. Beft, re€tor of South 
Dalton, and one of the ating magittrates for 
the Eatt-riding of this county during the lat 
20 years.——Aged 76, Mrs. Dyfon, reli& of 
the late Mr. E. Dyfon, of Gatehead, near 
Halifax. 
At his lodgings in London, W. Witham, 
efq. of Cliffhall, in the North riding. 
At Kirby Moorfide, fuddenly, Mr. D. 
Seaton, agent to C. S. Duncombe, efq. of 
Duncombe-park. : 
At Gilderfome, Mifs Athworth, third 
daughter of the late Rev. T. Afhworth, 
Diffenting-minifter, 
Mifs Rawithorne, only daughter of A, 
Rawfthorne, efq. of Colne-bridge, near Hud- 
dersfield, ; 
At Middleton Tyas, Mrs. M. Hartley, 
fifter of the late L, Hartley, ef. 
At Rawcliffe, mear Snaith, in his 7oth 
year, Mr. J. Ofwald, for many years a re- 
{pected officer in the royal navy. 
Mr. Ledget,. dry-falter, of Mirfield. — 
Aged 62, Mr. T. Death, formerly of the 
Theatres Royal, Norwich and York, * 
LANCASHIRE. 
he cotton manufatories, in the north of 
England,have lately increafed toa degreealmoft 
incredible, Lancafter is, an4 perhaps will con- 
tinue to be, the grand centre of this rifing 
branclt of trade. But the manufactory of 
this article, has, within the laf four or five 
years been gaining much ground in Chehhire, 
Staffordthire and Weftmorland ; and fo confi. 
derable has its progrefs been in the Weft 
Riding of Yorkfhire, that the labouring poor 
are at prefent, in many places; prince pally 
employed in it. In the. neighbourhood of 
Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradrord, and even 
Dewsbury, feveral large manufaétories have 
been lately erected, and we learn that the en- 
terprifing proprietors of thefe works have, 
_ every where, the moft flattering profpects of 
fuccefs. 
MonTuaty Mage. No. 92. 
Lancafbire. es 279 
Prefion Guild or Feftival.—This Guild, is, by 
_ charter, obliged to be celebrated at the end of © 
every twenty-one years, in default of which, 
the eletive franchife of the inhabitants of 
Prefton, in fending members to parliament, 
and their rights as burgefles would be for- 
feited. Twenty-eight days grace are allowed 
to thofe who are inclined to renew their freee 
dom, whether acquired by anceftry or pur- 
chafe. This is always announced before the 
corporation in full affembly, by a proclama- 
tion of the Townecryer, who ends with thefe 
words ‘¢ or ever after they are to be debarred 
of the fame on any fimilar occafion.” TheDerby 
family, which has the principal patronage of 
the borough, are, of courfe, deeply interefted 
in giving eclat to this feftival. Every kind of 
fport, fuited to each rank and degree in life, 
is introduced. The Guild commenced on 
Monday, the goth of Auguf under the mot 
propitious aufpices imaginable, and with as 
favourable weather as could be defired. The 
concourfe of people of all ranks, from the 
higheft nobleman to the humbleft peafant, 
was fuch as was never before collected there, 
on any fimilar occafion. The morning was 
ufhered in with the ringing of bells and found- 
ing of trumpets. At the different inns where 
the companies aflembled, colours were feea 
flying from the windows, and bands of 
mufic playing. The language of Milton 
“might be adopted here with propriety :— 
*¢ And young.and old came forth to play,”——= 
for it was like calling all forth to enjoy the 
jubilee. And indeed, it may be faid, with 
truth, that all parties joined in exerting 
themfelves to fupport the Guild with pro- 
priety. ‘ ; 
The gentlemen’s proceffion commenced 
on Monday morning, immediately after 
breakfaft, it was preceded by the Marthai, 
armed cap-a-peé, on horfeback, trumpet. 
ers on horfeback, &c. then came twenty-four. 
young, blooming, handfome, women, belong- 
ing to the different cotton mills, dreffed ina 
uniform of peculiar beauty and fimplicity. 
Their drefs confifted wholly of the mantfac- 
ture of the town. ‘Lhe ground petticoats were 
of fine white callico; the head drefs was a 
kind of blue-feathered wreath, formed yery 
ingenioufly of cotton, foas to look like ayar- — 
land. Each girl carried in her hand the 
branch of an artificial cotton-tree, as the fym-= 
bol of her profeffion, Thefe branches appears 
ed as in full bloom, and had a ftrong refem- 
blance to nature. The ingenuity with which 
the leaves were formed, and the execution of - 
them, in general, reflects the higheft credit ° 
on the tafte and judgment of Mrs. Horrocks, 
and the female part of her family, who made 
them. This part of the fpeétacle had a 
truly original and pleafing effet. The gene 
tlemen walked in pairs, preceded by Lord 
Derby and the Hon. T. Erfkine. They . 
amounted to about four-hundred, confifting of 
all the principal noblemen, gentlemen, mere 
chants and manufaéturers, of this and the ~ 
| Noa. neighbouring . 
